The entire month of February, Playworks is taking part in a fundraising campaign to #ShareTheLoveOfPlay. Our goal is to spread awareness of our impact in New England while raising $20,000…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2019/01/29/five-ways-to-support-playworks-by-going-out-to-eat/
Beginning in December, The Shops at Prudential Center and Prudential Tower in Boston will once again shine bright with the help of local community organizations. Playworks Massachusetts will flip the…
Beginning in December, The Shops at Prudential Center and Prudential Tower in Boston will once again shine bright with the help of local community organizations. Playworks Massachusetts will flip the…
Does your school offer before school, after school, or summer programs? How are these staff trained to incorporate academics, life skills, AND play? Playworks has partnered with the Indiana Department…
https://www.playworks.org/indiana/2021/12/08/free-training-opportunity-before-after-care-programs/
Organizations are working with city schools to make the most of playtime, which experts say leads to benefits in the classroom. The School District of Philadelphia doesn’t track which…
https://www.playworks.org/pennsylvania/2016/04/19/the-educational-value-of-recess/
Program in 9 schools shows promise, but kids out-of-shapeBy DAFNEY TALESPhiladelphia Daily News Fourth-graders at the William Dick School, in North Philly, listened intently yesterday as they learned the rules…
This week at Playworks Illinois, we are celebrating AmeriCorps Week by acknowledging the amazing work that our AmeriCorps Members are doing in their school communities. Ingrid Korsgard (or Coach Ingrid as the…
https://www.playworks.org/illinois/2015/03/03/americorps-week-feature-coach-ingrid-korsgard/
A year and a half ago I happily joined Playworks as an AmeriCorps member, serving full time in a San Jose school. This is my dream job, I thought. I…
https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/playworks-coach-plans-to-teach/
Picture yourself at the center of an elementary school blacktop. Orbiting you are dozens of children, each of them running past like tiny, glowing suns. Now ask yourself: How could something so…
